Liu Bei told Yuan Tan that he was defeated and wanted to defect, so he let Liu Bei stay in an inn in the city. He immediately wrote a letter to Yuan Shao. On the next day, he personally sent someone to escort Liu Bei to the border of Pingyuan. Yuan Shao personally led The crowd marched thirty miles from Ye County to meet Liu Bei. Liu Bei was so moved by this formation that he quickly thanked him.
Yuan Shao said: "Yesterday, because my youngest son was ill, I really didn't have the energy to rescue him, so I felt very uneasy. Fortunately, I can see you here. It really relieves the pain of lovesickness that I have suffered all my life."
Liu Bei said: "I have heard about your reputation a long time ago. I have wanted to join you for a long time, but I have never had the chance. Now I am attacked by Cao Cao, and my wife and family have fallen. I thought that you, general, can accommodate people from all over the world, so I decided to I came here to seek refuge, hoping to take you in, and I will definitely repay you well."
Yuan Shao was very happy after hearing this. He treated Liu Bei very well and lived with him in Jizhou.
Cao Cao captured Xiaopei that night and immediately led his troops to attack Xuzhou. Mi Zhu and Jian Yong were no match for him, so they could only abandon the city and escape. At this time, it was Chen Deng who dedicated the city to Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao's army entered the city, they calmed the people in Xuzhou City, and then gathered everyone to discuss the next military action.
Xun Yu said: "Guan Yu is protecting Liu Bei's wife and children, and he will defend it to the death. If we don't capture it quickly, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will send troops to attack our rear."
Cao Cao recalled the scene when the eighteen princes attacked Lu Bu. At that time, no one was Hua Xiong's opponent and they did not dare to fight. Guan Yu, the horse archer behind Liu Bei, was preparing to fight. He personally warmed the wine, but Guan Yu was still there when the wine was not cold. General Hua Xiong beheaded him, put his head on his head, and said, "I like Guan Yu's martial arts very much and want to subdue him. Why not send someone to persuade him to surrender?"
Guo Jiadao: "Guan Yu is a very loyal man and will definitely not surrender. If you send someone to persuade him, he may be beheaded."
Suddenly, someone from the tent came out, bowed and said, "I have a certain friendship with Guan Yu, and I hope to persuade him."
Everyone saw that it was Zhang Liao who was Lu Bu's general when Guan Yu of Baimenlou interceded in front of Cao Cao.
Cheng Yu pointed at Zhang Liao and said: "I know you have a relationship with Guan Yu, but I have observed that this person cannot be persuaded with words. I have a plan that can make him cornered. At this time, if you try to persuade him again, he will definitely succeed. He can be made to submit to the Prime Minister."
Cao Cao was very eager to conquer Guan Yu and quickly asked what the plan was.
Cheng Yu said: "Guan Yu has the strength to defeat ten thousand enemies. You cannot plot against him without relying on ingenuity. Now you can send Liu Bei's surrendered soldiers to Xiapi to meet him, say that they have escaped, and then let them serve as internal agents in the city. Attract Guan Yu to come out to fight, then pretend failure, lure him into our ambush circle, then use elite troops to intercept the retreat, and then send Zhang Liao to persuade him."
Cao Cao listened to this plan, and then sent dozens of surrendered soldiers from Xuzhou to Xiapi to defect to Guan Yu. These dozen surrendered soldiers were all capable men in Cao Cao's army in the past, and they had also received special training.
When Guan Yu saw these people, he was worried about Liu Bei's safety. He thought they were grateful for Liu Bei's feelings, so he left them in Xiapi and asked about Liu Bei's situation in detail.
On the second day, Xiahou Dun was the vanguard and brought five thousand soldiers and horses to fight. Guan Yu could not hold on, so Xiahou Dun sent people to the city to yell at him. Guan Yu couldn't stand it anymore, so he led three thousand soldiers and horses out of the city. Fight against Xiahou Dun.
Xiahou Dun knew that the opponent had taken the bait, so he pretended to be defeated and retreated. Guan Yu naturally pursued him. The soldiers and horses returned.
Hearing the sound of a cannon, Xu Huang was on the left and Xu Chu was on the right. The two groups of men and horses rushed out at the same time, cutting off the path of the two armies. Guan Yu could only find one of them to break through with an air attack. Suddenly, the ambush soldiers on both sides shot down their bows and arrows, and arrows rained down like rain. Next, although Guan Yu was very skilled in martial arts, the bows and arrows were so dense that he could not pass through them. He could only return to the original place, and with Xu Huang and Xu Chu, Guan Yu waved the Qinglong Yanyue Sword airtightly, struggling to kill the two of them. He retreated and went back to Xiapi with his troops. Xiahou Dun appeared at this time and fought with Guan Yu for a while. The battle continued until evening. Guan Yu really had no way to go, so he came to a mountain. The local troops are stationed and the troops and horses are rested and reorganized.
On Tushan Mountain, Guan Yu saw the situation in Xiapi City. Cao's army at the foot of the mountain had long surrounded this place. He saw the flames in Xiapi City soaring into the sky.
It was the dozen surrendered Cao soldiers who took advantage of Guan Yu's opportunity to secretly open the city gate. Taking advantage of the chaos, Cao Jun led his army into the city and captured Xiapi without any effort. The counselor suggested lighting up the city. Torch, come to doubt Guan Yu.
After all, his eldest brother's sister-in-law was still in the city. When Guan Yu saw the fire in the city, he was panicked. He wanted to rush down to Xiapi City several times during the night to find out what was going on, but he was shot back by random arrows.
I finally got my destiny and wanted to sort out the conflict down the mountain. Suddenly I saw a man and a horse walking up the mountain.
After Guan Yu saw clearly, he knew it was his old friend Zhang Liao, so he came out to greet him and said, "Brother Zhang Liao, are you here to challenge me? It just so happens that we haven't competed for a long time!"
Zhang Liao said: "It's not what you think. I came to you specifically out of consideration for our friendship in the past and your kindness." After saying that, he abandoned his sword and dismounted, saluted Guan Yu, and the two sat on the top of the mountain chatting, seemingly... Back to those days in Xuzhou and Xiapi.
There are large white clouds on the mountain. This may be the relatively good weather recently, but the temperature is still very low, and the two of them were still exhaling white air while talking.
The two were silent for a long time. Guan Yu spoke first and said, "Are you here to persuade me to surrender on behalf of Cao Cao?"
Zhang Liao explained: "That's not the case. You have saved my life before, and I have no reason not to save you today!"
Guan Yu didn't understand what Zhang Liao meant, so he said: "Then you mean to help me and fight with me against Cao Jun?"
Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "That's not the case."
Guan Yu became even more confused and said: "You are neither here to help me nor to be my enemy. So what are you here for?"
Zhang Liao said: "I think back then you were sworn friends in Taoyuan and your reputation was famous all over the world. Now Liu Bei doesn't know whether he's alive or dead, Zhang Fei doesn't know where he's going, and Yu Yi doesn't know where he is now. Last night, Duke Cao already destroyed Xiapi City. He did not harm the city at all, and sent people to protect Liu Bei's family. He did not allow the soldiers to disturb them. He treated them so favorably. I came here to tell you."
Guan Yu said angrily: "You are obviously here to lobby for the Cao thief. Although I am in a desperate situation now, I regard death as home. You can leave quickly. I will come down the mountain to fight you right away."
Zhang Liao laughed and said, "Brother, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world when you say this?"
Guan Yu said: "I died for loyalty, how could I be laughed at by everyone in the world?"
